I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse. But you shouldn’t — not even if you’re a resident of the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo, say animal rights activists, who face an unlikely opponent in their fight to ban horse slaughter, the Seattle Times reports.

Floating stadium? Colin Birge of Metroblogging Seattle reminds us to cool down complaints against city development because not all that long ago, some people wanted to build a floating stadium on Elliott Bay.

U.S. and World:

Mattel issues second recall of Chinese toys. Toymaker Mattel scrambled to reassure customers about its “commitment to safety” after the U.S. recalled 436,000 Chinese-made toys feared to be contaminated with lead paint. Good luck. Here’s the AP report.

In Italy, a mayor pays residents to slim down. If you lose 6.6 pounds in Varallo Sesia in Italy (that’s 3 kg) and you’re overweight, the mayor will pay you 50 euros, reports the BBC. Keep the weight off for five months and you get another 100. If this isn’t a solution to America’s obesity problem, I don’t know what is.

Oh, and don’t feel too bad, Brendan. When I read the headline about the Chinese boss who killed himself over the toy recall, I thought the same thing you did.

And just for fun, I’m sure this UFO video is real. Oh yeah. Definitely.